Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 23, 2019 3:43:30 GMT 12
TREATY GIVES MĀORI THE RIGHT TO PROFIT OFF CANNABIS - WILLIE JACKSON
Labour MP Willie Jackson doesn't want recreational cannabis legalised, but if it is, says Māori have a right to share in the profits under the Treaty of Waitangi.
"Māori have a treaty right, an indigenous right, right across the spectrum in terms of New Zealand society. It's built in what's called Article 2... What it says is taonga needs to be protected, anything in terms of a resource. Where it's derived from in terms of the ground, all resources have to be treated equitably right across the spectrum... I'm not into legalising marijuana, but anything the Crown benefits off, Māori must get a share of too."
"Where does it come from? It comes from the ground, it comes from the Earth. In the treaty, Article 2 rights, tino rangatiratanga rights, resources have to be treated equitably. If the Government's making something out of it, Māori have to make something out of it. We'd like to be part of it... that goes right across the spectrum in terms of water, airwaves, fisheries, whatever.".....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/11/treaty-gives-maori-the-right-to-profit-off-cannabis-willie-jackson.html
Labour MP Willie Jackson doesn't want recreational cannabis legalised, but if it is, says Māori have a right to share in the profits under the Treaty of Waitangi.
"Māori have a treaty right, an indigenous right, right across the spectrum in terms of New Zealand society. It's built in what's called Article 2... What it says is taonga needs to be protected, anything in terms of a resource. Where it's derived from in terms of the ground, all resources have to be treated equitably right across the spectrum... I'm not into legalising marijuana, but anything the Crown benefits off, Māori must get a share of too."
"Where does it come from? It comes from the ground, it comes from the Earth. In the treaty, Article 2 rights, tino rangatiratanga rights, resources have to be treated equitably. If the Government's making something out of it, Māori have to make something out of it. We'd like to be part of it... that goes right across the spectrum in terms of water, airwaves, fisheries, whatever.".....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/11/treaty-gives-maori-the-right-to-profit-off-cannabis-willie-jackson.html